Sr. Manager, Procurement Operations

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Professional Gurnee, IL, US

4 days ago Requisition

Sr. Manager, Procurement Operations

Purpose Built Brands, rooted in a legacy dating back to Weiman, stands as a pioneer in crafting top-tier products for specialty surfaces. Our beloved brands, including Weiman, Goo Gone, Green Gobbler, Biokleen, Gonzo, Magic, Wright’s, Stone Care International, Urnex, Five Star, and Micro-Scientific, are preferred choices among consumers and seasoned professionals alike.

At PBB, we seek to hire employees who bring a level of engagement, drive, and performance that pushes business forward. We work together and are motivated by positive results, while continuously thriving in a scrappy environment. We believe our greatest assets are the talented and passionate employees who are motivated by our purposeful work. Our company may be 60 years old, but the real growth is just getting started.

The Sr. Manager, Procurement Operations is responsible for the Leadership and end to end performance management of Direct Materials (Packaging and Chemicals) and Contract Manufacturing Vendors. The Scope of this role includes leading a team of 4-5 people that manages each of the different spend categories, putting in place the necessary tools and processes enabling cross functional collaboration to ensure delivering targets on different dimensions such as Customer Service, Quality, Innovation, Value Creation and Sustainability in alignment with Procurement Category Strategies.

This role owns and drives the Vendor Performance Management Program cross-functionally for Direct Material and Contract Manufacturing Vendors. The main responsibility of the Procurement Operations team is to secure the supply of material/services and deliver Customer Service by proactively identifying, resolving and escalating delivery issues as they arise to ensure on time and full delivery, case fill rate and quality targets while fostering strong Vendor relationships.

• Responsible for Performance and Results of all Direct Materials and Contract Manufacturing Vendors.
• In charge of Leading and Driving Vendor Performance Management Program as a whole, across the different Spend Categories.
• Build, implement and optimize Vendor Management through continuous improvement.
• Implement and lead the Procurement processes and cross-functional collaboration with the vendors as well as Planning, Quality, and other internal stakeholders to meet the desired OTIF (On Time & In Full), CFR (Case Fill Rate), and Quality targets.
• Establish strong, collaborative, relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure ongoing alignment.
• Proactively assess current supply strategies to ensure they meet the Operation needs, and initiate improvements with suppliers and stakeholders to increase supply chain reliability
• Responsible for Performance and Results of Suppliers.

• Drives Procurement Operations team engagement on identifying and executing Value Creation improvement projects.
• Secure Cost Savings projects related to Vendors are implemented on time to meet company targets.
• Owns Procurement Processes Improvement and Implementation.
• Identify needs and complete analysis for designated materials.
• Ensure contract terms and conditions are executed (pricing, rebates, payment terms, incoterms, etc.) per the agreed timing across Spend categories.
• Lead the implementation and execution of Sourcing Strategies defined by Procurement Category team.
• Ensures the Sourcing Strategies implemented by Procurement Category team are robust and…